Overview
Age range 7 to 11 Enter the exciting world of Minecraft to discover the Bible stories anew. Since 2009, Minecraft has taken the gaming world by storm. Now hugely popular with children, those familiar with the phenomenon will love this new world and the adventures of God's people. Garrett Romines, and Christopher Miko; skilled in using games and toys to create fun learning environments and products for children, have re-created Bible stories with the famous virtual blocks to produce vibrant, and complex 3-D worlds filled with adventure and using astonishing imagination. The images have been captured and combined with text boxes and speech bubbles to explain the stories for 7-11 year olds. The text is light, but explains the events thoroughly for the age group, and the dialogue includes in-game humour. View the trailer here
Full Product Details
Author: Christopher Miko ,
Garrett Romines
Publisher: SPCK Publishing
Imprint: Lion Books
Edition: New edition
ISBN: 9780745968278
ISBN 10: 0745968279
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 15 October 2015
Recommended Age: From 7 to 11 years
Audience:
Children/juvenile
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Children's (6-12)
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: In Print
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Reviews
Wonderful book! Wow! With the huge popularity of Minecraft... It is wonderful to see a Bible book written and illustrated with simplicity. Humour and meaningful messages that children can relate to. -- Amazon reviewer Amazon.com I witnessed my 9 year old curled on the coach reading the Bible stories for at least an hour - without any prompting. -- Amazon reviewer Amazon.com I was blown away... This book will be sure to provide endless hours of entertainment for my kids. -- Amazon reviewer Amazon.com My 11 year old daughter... admitted that she enjoyed reading the Bible stories in this format because they were more enjoyable and relatable than other children's Bibles she has read. -- Amazon reviewer Amazon.com
"""Wonderful book! Wow! With the huge popularity of Minecraft... It is wonderful to see a Bible book written and illustrated with simplicity. Humour and meaningful messages that children can relate to."" -- Amazon reviewer Amazon.com ""I witnessed my 9 year old curled on the coach reading the Bible stories for at least an hour - without any prompting."" -- Amazon reviewer Amazon.com ""I was blown away... This book will be sure to provide endless hours of entertainment for my kids."" -- Amazon reviewer Amazon.com ""My 11 year old daughter... admitted that she enjoyed reading the Bible stories in this format because they were more enjoyable and relatable than other children's Bibles she has read."" -- Amazon reviewer Amazon.com"
Author Information
Chris Miko is a nationally acclaimed and award winning educator, who specializes in science technology, engineering, maths, as well as gifted and talented education. He created the Advanced Learning Project as a wayto develop innovative curriculum that went beyond the content standards,introducing key concepts of science, engineering and technology to allthat he teaches. Awards and recognitions include: AIAA Educator Achievement Award, UC Irvine Alumni Achievement Award, NASA Endeavor Fellow, NASA Space Camp for Educators, NASA Advanced Space Camp for Educators, Da Vinci Innovation Academy Founding Teacher, Craft-Academy co-creator. Garrett Romines is a professional writer, teacher, and digital artist. His published work includes The Unofficial Bible for Minecrafters as wellas others spanning religion, fantasy, politics and science fiction. Garrett teaches English and Social Studies to middle school students in theUnited States. Garrett is the founder of Romines Digital Arts Company,which specializes in graphic novels and digital media works. Garrett's current projects are focused around writing graphic novels set in the digital world.
